Adrenal failure in fulminant meningococcal septicaemia: a clinical reality.
Current teaching is that adrenal failure is not a feature of meningococcal sepsis, and that cortisol levels are generally elevated. A case of fulminant meningococcal septicaemia in a 14-year-old boy is described. This patient had low/borderline cortisol levels, which normalised within some days.
McWhinney
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Department of Infection and Tropical Medicine, Ruchill Hospital, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Patel
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Walker
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D000293:Adolescent; D000307:Adrenal Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008589:Meningococcal Infections / Q000150:complications*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications*
D006854:Hydrocortisone